Model Railway - What's your latest acquisition?

The son of Triangman

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Posted at 07:59:15 Tue 19 Mar 2013

What's your latest aquisition?

Here's my latest purchase, a Tri-ang-Hornby R.754 M7 in BR Black livery.

The box was tatty, crew were missing and the BR totem transfers on the tank sides were part missing as per normal.

The model is slowly being restored, a fresh box mint was found on ebay with incorrect labels (the one on the right) and I have crew and original totem transfers a plenty in stock, I will post stages of the restoration at intervals for all my friends on here to see as they take place.

Here's the loco pre-restoration but with nice new original 40+ BR Totem transfers put on the side tanks, a packet of the original transfers is posed by the loco for reference.

Hope all at Hornby like what I am doing to their old locos.

Enjoy!

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0063_zps3ff63c6a.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0064_zps634965e3.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0065_zpse2948e27.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0066_zps04c86aff.jpg.html

http://s157.photobucket.com/user/thetriangman/media/DSCF0067-3_zpsdfd86c7c.jpg.html

Last Edited 13:51:29 Sat 21 Aug 2021

flyingfox4475

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Posted at 18:34:04 Thu 12 Mar 2015

I have just bought a LNER J15 0-6-0 loco. I have been running the loco in and am now ready to run it on my railway. It looks a very nice model. Will report tomorrow how it runs.

Posted 18:34:04 Thu 12 Mar 2015

DougalXR6

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Posted at 22:17:55 Thu 12 Mar 2015

I have purchased an LNER J15 loco. I am very pleased with the detail and the very smooth running straight out of the box.

The only problem I noticed was the smoke box dart was missing from the model. Probably fell off in transit to Australia. Luckily I found it in the box and was able to refit it with a very small dab of super glue. Now it looks as good as new.

Posted 22:17:55 Thu 12 Mar 2015

flyingfox4475

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Posted at 08:56:44 Fri 13 Mar 2015

I havr completed my running in of my new J15 and am very impressed with the model. However, the Vac pipes etc are missing from the box so I wonder if anybody else has had the same prob with the LNER version.

Posted 08:56:44 Fri 13 Mar 2015

Postman Prat

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Posted at 11:39:06 Fri 13 Mar 2015

I havr completed my running in of my new J15 and am very impressed with the model. However, the Vac pipes etc are missing from the box so I wonder if anybody else has had the same prob with the LNER version.

Hi FF

I umderstand that the loco modelled did not have train brakes and therefore vacuum pipes/train heating pipes would be inappropriate..

Posted 11:39:06 Fri 13 Mar 2015

Bulleidboy

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Posted at 12:48:30 Fri 13 Mar 2015

Picking up my Beattie Well Tank tomorrow. It's the Basingstoke Model Railway Exhibition this weekend if anyone is interested.

If you dream it, you can do it.

Posted 12:48:30 Fri 13 Mar 2015

LC&DR

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Posted at 17:32:45 Fri 13 Mar 2015

I aquired eight Parkside diagram 1/109 mineral wagon kits from a friend. He doesn't want any money for them, but I have to produce some scale plans of industrial wagons for him. Oh well, back to the drawing board!!

Posted 17:32:45 Fri 13 Mar 2015